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Rhetorical Terms

Published on Nov 21, 2015

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RHETORICAL TERMS

MARIA MEJIA
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CONSONANCE

USING WORDS WITH SIMILAR SOUNDS, USUALLY USED IN POETRY.
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EXAMPLES

  • I'll swing by my ankles. She'll cling to your knees. As you hang by your nose, From a high-up trapeze. But just one thing, please, As we float through the breeze, Don't sneeze. - The Acrobats by Shel Silverstein
  • He thrusts his fists against the posts and still insists he sees the ghosts.
  • "Examples of Consonance." Your Dictionary. LoveToKnow Corp., 1996. Web. 18 Sept. 2015.
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WHY IS IT IMPORTANT?

  • Consonance is used for emphasis or to make a sentence more pleasing to the ear. It is used in every day language, poetry, and literature. It's important to focus on the sound rather than the letter because it is the sound that catches the audience's attention.
  • "What Is Consonance?" Consonance (grammar Lesson). N.p., n.d. Web. 21 Sept. 2015.
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ETYMOLOGY

  • Late Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin consonantia, from consonant- 'sounding together', from the verb consonare
  • "Consonance." Oxford Dictionary Language Matters. Oxford University Press, 2015. Web. 20 Sept. 2015.
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DENOTATION

A DIFFERENT MEANING TO SPECIFIC WORDS OR PHRASES
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EXAMPLES

  • The Zodiac: Virgo (virgin) = August 23 - September 22
  • Symbols of Luck: four leaf clover, horseshoe, wishbone, etc.
  • "Examples of Denotation." YourDictionary. Love To Know Corp., n.d. Web. 21 Sept. 2015.
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WHY IS IT IMPORTANT?

  • It will invoke different associations in the reader's mind
  • Eco, Umberto. "Meaning and Denotation." Synthese 73.3, Theories of Meaning (1987): 549-68. Web. 20 Sept. 2015.
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ETYMOLOGY

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DIDACTIC

SLOW-PACED LECTURE SO WE CAN SEE THAT THERE IS ANOTHER TOPIC
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EXAMPLES

  • Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban: Professor Snape teaches about werewolves in hopes someone (Hermione) would figure out that Professor Lupin was a werewolf
  • Animal Farm: Is a tale that uses animals on a farm to describe the overthrow of the last of the Russian Tsars, Nicholas-II and exposes the evil of the Communist Revolution of Russia before WWII.
  • "Didacticism Examples." Literary Devices. N.p., 15 Sept. 2013. Web. 21 Sept. 2015.
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WHY IS IT IMPORTANT?

  • They enrich the sensorial experience and simulate the abstraction of the students. Helps the student think outside the box and observe carefully.
  • "Didactic Resources." Didactic Resources. N.p., n.d. Web. 21 Sept. 2015.
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ETYMOLOGY

Maria Mejia